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October 17-20—Boston, Massachusetts
Fish Expo '84, projected to have
more than 450 companies exhibiting
their equipment and products and
some 10,000 commerical fishing industry
buyers attending, will be
held October 17-20 in Boston's
Hynes Veterans Auditorium.

The Barge And Towing Industry
— A Legislative Review —
Dena L. Wilson, Director— Legislative Affairs
Congress left Washington, D.C.
for the first part of its summer recess
after passing omnibus water
resources legislation, H.R. 3678,
on June 29, by a vote of 259-33.

May 4-5, Washington, D.C.
ASNE Day, the annual event consisting
of a technical program and
exhibition of the American Society
of Engineers (ASNE), will be held at
the Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington,
D.C., on May 4-5.
The theme of the event is "Naval
Engineering into the Next Century.

Editor's Note: J.A. Tinkey is president of
Mid-America Transportation Company in
Fairview Heights, III. In April 1989, Captain
Tinkey became chairman of the board of the
American Waterways Operators, the national
association of the inland and coastal
barge industry.

Paolo A. Gamboni, chairman and chief executive
officer of Worthington Pump Inc., has
been selected to receive the highest honor
Italy awards to businessmen for contributions
to economic development, industrial advancement
and social improvement of Italy.

The Coast Guard is attempting to simplify
and improve the licensing regulations for all
commercial vessel personnel. The proposed
amendments in CGD81-059 offer a license
structure with career patterns for persons
serving on all waters and on all kinds of vessels,

Since the worst-case scenario became
a reality with September's terrorist
attacks in the U.S.. organizations of all
kinds have been forced to re-evaluate
how security applies to their operations.
While the nation's focus has been primarily
on the aviation industry,

Mid-Coast Marine, Coos Bay,
Ore., recently delivered a 72-foot
combination crabber, called Northern
Mariner, built for Tom and
Denise Branshaw of Cordova,
Alaska.
The coastal crabber is 72-feet 6-
six inches long with a 23-foot 3-inch
beam and a 11-foot molded depth.

The Mariners Club of the Port
of New Orleans, La., recently announced
t h e i r new o f f i c e r s f or
1980. Elected by the board of directors
are: president, Frank A.
Courtenay of Courtenay, Forstall
& Grace, admiralty attorneys;
vice president, William V.

Marine Spill Response Corp. Projects
5-Year, $800 Million Program
Two years ago, on a reef in Alaska's
Prince William Sound, the oil
tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground
causing America's biggest oil spill.
While thousands worked to clean up
the spill in Alaska,